You were in college, working part-time, waiting tablesLeft a small town and never looked backI was a flight risk, afraid of fallin’Wondering why we bother with love, if it never lasts

I say, “Can you believe it?”As we’re lyin’ on the couchThe moment, I can see itYes, yes, I can see it now

Do you remember, we were sittin’ there, by the water?You put your arm around me for the fist timeYou made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughterYou are the best thing that’s ever been mine

Flash forward, and we’re takin’ on the world togetherAnd there’s a drawer of my things at your placeYou learn my secrets and figure out why I’m guardedYou say we’ll never make my parents’ mistakes

But we got bills to payWe got nothin’ figured outWhen it was hard to takeYes, yes

This is what I thought about:

Do you remember, we were sittin’ there, by the water?You put your arm around me for the fist timeYou made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughterYou are the best thing that’s ever been mine

Do you remember all the city lights on the water?You saw me start to believe for the first timeYou made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughterYou are the best thing that’s ever been mine

Oh, oh, oh, oh

And I remember that fight, two-thirty AMYou said everything was slipping right out of our handsI ran out, crying, and you followed me out into the street

Braced myself for the goodbye, cause that’s all I’ve ever knownThen, you took me by surpriseYou said, “I’ll never leave you alone.”

You said, “I remember how we felt, sitting by the water.And every time I look at you, it’s like the first time.I fell in love with a careless man’s careful daughter.She is the best thing that’s ever been mine.”

You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughterYou are the best thing that’s ever been mine

You're on the phoneWith your girlfriendShe's upsetShe's going off aboutSomething that you saidShe doesn't get your humorLike I do

I'm in my roomIt's a typical tuesday nightI'm listening to the kind of musicShe doesn't likeShe'll never know your storyLike I do

But she wears short skirtsI wear t-shirtsShe's cheer captainAnd i'm on the bleachersDreaming about the dayWhen you wake up and findThat what you're looking forHas been here the whole time

If you could seeThat i'm the oneWho understands youBeen here all alongSo why can't youSee you belong with meYou belong with me.

Walking the streetsWith you and your worn out jeansI can't help thinkingThis is how it ought to beLaughing on a park benchThinking to myselfHey, isn't this easy?

And you've got a smileThat could light up this whole townI haven't seen it in awhileSince she brought you downYou say you're fineI know you better than thatHey whatchu doingWith a girl like that

She wears high heelsI wear sneakersShe's cheer captainI'm on the bleachersDreaming about the dayWhen you wake up and findThat what you're looking forHas been here the whole time

If you could seeThat i'm the oneWho understands youBeen here all alongSo why can't youSee you belong with meStanding by andWaiting at your backdoorAll this timeHow could you not knowBabyYou belong with meYou belong with me.

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Oh, I rememberYou driving to my houseIn the middle of the nightI'm the one who makes you laughWhen you know you're about to cryAnd I know your favorite songsAnd you tell me about your dreamsThink I know where you belongThink I know it's with me